Midlands Cup

The Midlands Cup was an English ice hockey tournament. It was also known as the Bass Worthington Cup from 1981-1983 and the Bass Radio Cup in 1989-90.

Results

1980-81

• April 8: Nottingham Panthers 8 - Solihull Barons 4 @ Nottingham

1981-82

• June 2: Nottingham Panthers 21 - Solihull Barons 1 @ Nottingham

1982-83

• March 29: Nottingham Panthers 14 - Solihull Barons 4 @ Nottingham

1983-84

• Solihull Barons - Nottingham Panthers 10:14, 12:4

1989-90

Scores

• October 24: Nottingham Panthers 7 - Telford Tigers 4 @ Nottingham
• November 15: Telford Tigers 4 - Nottingham Panthers 12 @ Telford
• December 12 Trafford Metros 3 - Nottingham Panthers 6 @ Trafford-Manchester way
• January 9: Nottingham Panthers 6 - Solihull Barons 4 @ Nottingham
• January 23: Solihull Barons 7 - Nottingham Panthers 5 @ Solihull
• January 30: Nottingham Panthers 13 - Trafford Metros 4 @ Nottingham
• Telford Tigers 8 - Solihull Barons 6
• Solihull Barons 13 - Trafford Metros 6
• Telford Tigers 8 - Solihull Barons 5
• Telford Tigers 18 - Trafford Metros 9
• Solihull Barons 11 - Trafford Metros 6
• Telford Tigers 8 - Trafford Metros 4

Table

	Club	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Nottingham Panthers	6	5	1	0	49	26	10
2.	Telford Tigers	6	4	2	0	50	43	8
3.	Solihull Barons	6	3	3	0	46	39	6
4.	Trafford Metros	6	0	6	0	32	69	0

Final (2 legs)

• February 21: Telford Tigers 5 - Nottingham Panthers 6 (3:0, 1:4, 1:2)
• Febuary 27: Nottingham Panthers 7 - Telford Tigers 3 (2:2, 5:1, 0:0)

Winners: Nottingham by 13-8 aggregate score. It was also noted that the Solihull Barons had won the previous two Midland Cups played in 1984-85 and 1985-86 (likely referring to the Midland League).

Sources

• Ice Hockey Annual 1990/91

Credits

Special thanks to Mick Chambers, author of Nottingham Panthers Statistical Guidebook 1946-2000 and Nottingham Panthers Factual Scrapbook 1939-2007, for supplying some of the information found on this page